Autism News Stories & Columns

Talking things through in your head may help autism
LONDON (Reuters) - Teaching children with autism to "talk things through" in their heads may help them solve tricky day-to-day tasks and could increase the chances of them living independent lives when they grow up, British scientists said on Wednesday. Psychologists who studied adults with autism found that the mechanism for using "inner speech," or talking things through in your head is intact ...

Effective Treatment of Autism through NAET
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the NAET Autism Treatment Center in Buena Park, CA, hypothesized that major contributors to the development and symptoms of autism include food ...

Autism law in jeopardy, supporters warn
CHARLESTON -- West Virginia's new law extending health care coverage to children with autism may not do what its supporters intended, and a fight is brewing with insurers over pending legislation on the subject.

Kern Autism Network announces date for 17th Annual Autism Awareness Conference
Ramona Puget/Special to the Sun On Feb. 24, the Autism Society Chapter-Kern Autism Network will hold its 17th Annual Autism Awareness Conference at Hodel’s Banquet Room, 5917 Knudsen Drive, in Bakersfield. Our featured speaker is Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP.

Teen shot by police had autism disorder
A 15-year-old boy who had an autism disorder was shot and killed by police in his Calumet City home after he threatened officers and cut one with a knife, police and the boy's family said.

Redefining Autism: Will New DSM-5 Criteria for ASD Exclude Some People?
People have been arguing about autism for a long time--about what causes it , how to treat it and whether it qualifies as a mental disorder. The controversial idea that childhood vaccines trigger autism also persists, despite the fact that study after study has failed to find any evidence of such a link. Now, psychiatrists and members of the autistic community are embroiled in a more legitimate ...

Redefining autism: The new spectrum
If a new diagnostic definition takes effect in 2013, fewer people may be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, according to researchers at Yale University.

Study finds early signs of autism in baby brains
LONDON (Reuters) - Children who develop autism already show signs of different brain responses in their first year of life, scientists said on Thursday in a study that may in the future help doctors diagnose the disorder earlier. British researchers studied 104 babies at 6 to 10 months and then again at 3-years-old, and found that those who went on to develop autism had unusual patterns of brain ...

Autism coverage has little effect on Missouri health costs
Missouri's health insurance costs rose just one-tenth of 1 percent due to a the state's mandate for autism coverage.

Early Autism Sign: Babies' Brain Responses to Eye Contact
The way that babies as young as six months look at the eyes of other people may be an early sign of autism, a new study suggests.